The Federal Government will not provide funds for government officials travelling abroad for treatment unless the case cannot be handled in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health said yesterday. A statement by its Director, Media and Public Relations, Mrs. Boade Akinola, in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari made this known at the opening of the 56th Annual General Conference of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Sokoto.
The President, who was represented by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said the government would not deny anyone his or her fundamental human rights. But he added: “We will not encourage expending resources on government officials seeking treatment abroad when such can be handled in Nigeria.”
Buhari called on health professionals to discontinue inter-professional crises impacting negatively on the healthcare delivery system.
